Where does “viimetorstailaisuus” come from?

viimetorstailaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish torstai, from Old Norse þórsdagr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

viimetorstailaisuus (Finnish): Last Thursdayism

Definitions

  1. Last Thursdayism

Ancestry of “viimetorstailaisuus”, step by step

viimetorstailaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish torstai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtorstaiThursday
2Old NorseþórsdagrThursday
3Proto-Germanic*Þunras dag—
4Latindies iovisThursday
5LatindiēsA day, particularly
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Finnish viime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviimepast, last; last, dying
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →